That must be enacted by law at the state level. First, for your audience who are not from Texas, even those from Texas may not know The state of Texas itself does not impose a property tax. Only local governments impose a property tax. And there's no reason for a property tax to go up unless spending goes up. So the first thing we have to do is to put a cap or limitation on spending increases. (00:11–00:17)
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Asserts that property taxes in Texas are imposed by local governments, not the state.
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